Improvement in plows



R. S. WILLIAMS.

Shovel Plow.

Patented "June 26, 1860.

UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICEO R. S. WILLIAMS, OF BAIRDSTOWN, GEORGIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 28,930, dated Juno 26,1860,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, R. S. VILLIAMS, of Bairdstown, in the county ot`Greene and State of Georgia, have invented a new and Improved Plow; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the saine, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side Viewof my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same,taken in the line :v .'r, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan ofthesaine.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate corresponding part-s in theseveral figures.

This invention relates to an improvement in that class ot' plows whichare generally known as shovel-plows, and are used in the cultivation ofcrops which are grown in hills or drills.

The object ot the invention is to obtain a simple, economical, anddurable plow of light draft, and one that may be managed or manipulatedwith the greatest facility.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully un derstand and construct myinvention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents the beam of the plow, which beam may be constructed of inchand a quarter plank of taper forni, said beam being ten or twelve inchesin depth at its back part, and about three inches in depth at its frontend. On the back part ofthe beam Athere is secured a cross-piece, B, theends ot' which are litted in the handles C C, and serve as a brace tothe same.

D is the foot, which is ot' cast-iron of curved form, and forked at itsupper end. The upper end ofthe back prong, a, of the foot is itted inthe under side of the beam A, but the front prong, b, is provided with asocket, E, into which the beam A fits, a bolt, c, passing through thebeam and the upper part ofthe socket. The socket E, at each side of thebeam A, has a pocket or chamber, d. rllhese pockets or chambers, as wellas the socket E, are cast with the foot D, and they are inclined so asto receive the ends ofthe handles O C. lhelower end of the foot D iscurved forward, as shown clearly in Fig. 1, and there is a longitudinaldovetail slot, e, in the foot,into which projectionsf, at the under sideof a share, I1`,it, the projections being ot` dovetail form and, inconnection with the slot e, securing the share to the foot.

By this construction a very simple and etlicient plow is obtained. rlhehandles, by the arrangement described, are firmly retained in properposition, and the implement is rendered quite light as well as strong,as but few parts are used.

I do not claim the connecting ofthe share F to the foot D by means ot'the dovetail slot e and projections f; but

I do claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The castingofthe i'ootD with a socket, E, and pockets d, substantially as shown, toreceive the beam A and the lower ends of the handles C C, substantiallyas described.

2. In connection with the sockets Eand pockets d d, the brace orcross-piece B and taperbeam A, the former being attached to the beam andhandles, as described.

J oHN MINES, T. GALLAHAN.

